How is a house built? n° 160-- p.27

How is ahouse built?


Maybe the walls are built first ?

Maybe the dors are made first and then the roof?

Maybe mums and dads build house...

Let's go and see what the answercould be ...



1 Before a house is built.
an architect makes a drawing of it.
The builders follow this drawing so they  know what they have to do.

2- First workers dig a big hole in the ground with  a digger. Then masons build walls around the edge of the hole. These are the foundations of the house. They make the house strong.

3 - The masons build the  walls higher using bricks ( or stone or wood ).
 They leave openings for doors and windows. Then builders put in the floors and the walls between rooms.

4 - Next, carpenters put wooden beams in place to hold up the  roof .Then roofers lay tiles over the beams.

5 - Next, people start working on the inside of the house.

A plasterer spreads plaster on the walls to make them smooth. Then a painter paints the walls.

An  electrician puts in electrical wiring so the  house has lighting and electricity

A plumber puts in pipes so that water can reach the house. He also installs radiators for heating

A carpenter  puts in doors and window  to keep the house warm and safe.

The outside walls of the house have been painted to protect them againest the weather and  to make the house look nice

An engineer has installed solar panels to turn heat from the sun into electricity.

The builders have put up gutters, a drainpipe and a tank to collect rainwater for watering
the garden.

Now I understand.  To make a house, first the walls are built, then the roof...then  the inside is finished and finally the outside. Lots of people who do different jobs are needed to build a house.


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beam  =  la poutre

tile  ==( for roof) tuile (for walls,floor) = carreau

to tile == ( roof) couvrir de tuils  (for wall) carreler

architect  == a :kitekt

plaster = plâtre

wiring  = instalation électrique

lighting  =  éclairage, روشنایی

light =claire, léger,

gutter  == gouttière

drainpipe  = (from roof) tuyau de descente